I became very emotional while compiling this list. It's easy to get caught up in the work of making a film and forget the true extent of others' generosity, the very thing which enabled you to capture the images and sounds that you fret and obsess and lose sleep over. Even in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign, it can be difficult to process how kind and supportive so many people are because you're constantly worrying, strategizing, publicizing (not to mention producing!). It all hit me tonight, and I feel very fortunate. I hope that our backers find Sabbatical to be worthy of their contributions. We've done our best to make a great film. Without further ado, here are our beautiful IndieGoGo backers. THANK YOU ALL.

Christina Aceto

Phil Aceto

Alex Acquisto

Matt Baker

Robert Barnett

Amanda Ball

Benjamin Bell

Emily Benson

Patrick Brice

Nathan Brown

Colin Burnett

Oren Cantrell

Matt Connolly

Kelley Conway

Eric Curtis

John Daigle

Leslye Davis

Matt DeVore

Brian Doering

Zach Fleming

Meg Friess

Jim & Lora Garrett

Razan Ghalayini

Ray Ginter

Kimberley Glass

Christina Gomez

Nis Grøn

Erik Gunneson

L. Curtis Hammond

James Hansen

Courtney Hatley

Brian Herrin

Arne Hoehne

Jonah Horwitz

Ted Hovet

Kit Hughes

Heather Kayal

Craig Keller

Jenny Keto

Mike King

Colin & Sage Klein

Katie & Steven Klein

Rachel Knobelman

Leah Kolb

Nicolette Krebitz

Tish Lawson

Jennifer Lee

Marta Lively

Derek Long

Ronald Long

Nora Lutyk

Daniel McCabe

Tristan Mentz

Delaney Montana

Michael Montes

Vanessa Moreno

Lauren Munger

Preston Nair

Ethan Napier

Ryan Nethery

Jefren Olsen

Jenny Oyallon-Koloski

Katey Parker

Corey Parsons

Adam Pennavaria

Margaret Rieck

Maureen Rogers

Blair Rowan

Leo Rubinkowski

Judy Russell

Suzanne Schecter

Karen Schneider

Byron Seabolt

Jacob Shoaf

Mike Sickels

Kelly Simpson

Sierra Sintic

Linda Söffker

Mary Sparr

Taylor Steinbruegge

Conor Stratton

Chi Chi Thalken

Michael Trevis

Heidi VanZant

Zach Weintraub

Mikey White

Tiffany White

John Whitworth

Chuck Williamson

Irene Wong

If I happened to miss anyone, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

We're nearly finished -- a few color adjustments here, some audio work there. Our colorist Alan Dubin and sound designer Matt Baker have been working tirelessly, cramming in as much tweaking and tuning as they can in between their regular TV/commerical gigs. Their work is really helping Sabbatical sparkle. I can't wait to finally see the finished product in a theater with an audience. So far, we've received a great deal of positive feedback, which is exciting. People are connecting with the film emotionally, which makes me very happy.

In other news, I'm working on two new scripts. One is a deadpan comedy about inept biologists in Appalachia. The other is a disturbing court room drama inspired by extreme pornography and Bresson and Dreyer's Joan of Arc films (The Trial of Joan of Arc [1962] and The Passion of Joan of Arc [1928], respectively). Here's hoping we get to make them sooner than later.

-Brandon

P.S. I just crafted the mix CD, which some backers will be receiving. Really happy with the way it turned out.